The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-31

nish cooling shade to all weary and warm
humanity.
Tile walks by the hundred have been laid
all over the city, and their durability and
beauty is fast becoming recognized.
A new bridge on La Sale ST., over the
canal, in the place Of the horrible old camel
back, is fast being completed. and the old
FIRE and rat trap on La Faye,te ST., bids fair
to disappear and give place to an iron siruct
ure.
THE ORGAN FACTORY.
One Of the finest manufacturing building-
IN the northwest, Is the Western Cottage Or
gan Co.'S building situated on the north
side. 1t lies within few hundred feet OF
the main tracks Of the Rock Island Road
aud rises four stories above the ground
seeming more like the mansion of a money
king, than the place of activity and hustle
that it is The offices are on the first floor
and occupy the southwest corner of the
building, Consisting of the main, second and
private Offices. They are very roomy and
convenient.
The first floor contains the lumber and
machine rooms. OF course. the Lumber en-
ments is necessarily hard, walnut being the
usual variety, it cannot be exposed to The
elements and must be protected. Tn,
machinery is necessarily heavy, and to run
80 many machines requires y vast amount
Of shaftings. An elevator runs from the
| first floor to the roof and therefore the
necessity Of carrying materials is obvIated.
on at the north OF the building protected
by the l. is the engine house and coal rooms
and over them the drying room. The engine
is beautiful 10 horse. power Coriss, and
is capable of being run as high as 40 horse
power. The boilers are three in number
one Of them $50 and two others 60 horse
| power each. The largest one will be used
to furnish steam for the engine, and is five
| feet in diameter with four inch tues; the
smaller ones will furnish steam for heating
| The building. The coal room back of the
boiler and engine rooms will hold 200 tons
Of fuel, enough to last a year if necessary.
The second floor is the wood working
department where the largest number OF
men will be employed, and the third story
will be devoted to finishing tuning and store
rooms. The store room is very large and
| will accommodate very large number of fin.
ished instruments. The finishing depart
ments where the cases are shellaced, varnsh
ed and polished, contained IS finished
cases Tuesday, and others at which men
were working,
The tuning room is very we'll lighted and
faces the north; it has ten little rooms
adjoining it for the use Of the tuners. aud
are the best of their kind in the world.
The whole building, partitions and walls
are Of the fire. proof tile, made by the
Pioneer Co. Of this city, and as the rooms
hiS SO iiob VoSu NshOi " avn HOuDle
doors, fire could gain but little Roadway,
as only the floors are Of wood,
Travelling men for other firms have
assured the managers that it is the largest
and finest organ factory in the United States.
and every part of an organ except the keys
and reeds are made here.
When the machinery aud lumber we're
moved down from Mendoza, Pres. Merri6eld
thought that IS cars would transfer all, but
100 cars have been necessary.
Instead Of employing 100 men as was
stated in the negotiations last summer, Mr.
Merrifeld assured FREE TRADER rel or,er
that $50 men would be employed when they
were in full running order.
The capital stock is 800 900, all paid up,
and the officers are: L. q. Merrifeli, pres
and purchasing ageut; }. f. Odds, mechan-
zeal sup'i; o. c. MerrifeId, treas; W. 2.
Packer. sup't Of sales department aud A. H.
Merrifeld see'y.